1872 Mining Law : Time for Reform?

Provides background on the General Mining Law of 1872, which grants free access to individuals and corporations to prospect for minerals on public domain lands and allows them to stake a claim on that deposit, and analyzes proposals to reform the law and related issues. Summarizes 106th Congress leg...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Mineral industries. Oil-shales. Public lands. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book